ENGLISH Taylor receives rare Modern Language Association prize, 4 ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING Oracle honors team, 6 INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS Research journal lauds StateThe Florida State University Faculty-Staff Bulletin department’s productivity, 6 Volume 44 • Number 9 January 4 - 24, 2010 Barron named president Alumnus to become Florida State’s 14th By Browning Brooks geology from FSU as an honors student in DIRECTOR, NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 1973. He holds master’s and doctoral de- The Florida State University Board of grees from the University of Miami, both Trustees has selected alumnus Eric J. Bar- in oceanography. ron, director of the National Center for He has been director of the highly Atmospheric Research, to serve as the uni- prominent national laboratory, the Na- versity’s 14th president. tional Center for Atmospheric Research Barron, 58, will succeed T.K. Wetherell, (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., since 2008. who became president in 2003 and guided In his first year there, he developed a Florida State to record heights before an- strategic plan to address budget challenges nouncing in June his intention to retire. that was praised by the National Science “I am extremely gratified and honored Foundation for its transparency and com- to return to my alma mater and serve as its mitment to the future. This year, the center next president,” Barron said. “This is an had its greatest annual budget increase in outstanding university that is poised to be- nearly a decade. come one of the finest in the world, and I Prior to taking the position at NCAR, look forward to helping it reach that goal.” Barron was dean of the newly formed Board of Trustees Chairman Jim Smith Jackson School of Geosciences at the Uni- reported to the trustees overwhelmingly versity of Texas at Austin. That school positive comments in support of Barron currently is executing a strategic plan de- from the 19-member Presidential Search veloped while he was dean that expanded Advisory Committee, which he chaired. Edmunds Lab/Michele Photo FSU the faculty, transformed student recruit- That group had interviewed three finalists Eric J. Barron ment and services, developed a lifelong out of 26 applicants before forwarding the connection to alumni and created a stron- results of its review to the trustees. pleased to be able to select Dr. Barron as ger sense of community. “Under Dr. Wetherell’s leadership, the leader who will take us there. From 1986 to 2006, Barron was at Florida State University advanced as one “His national prominence in his field, Pennsylvania State University, where he of the nation’s top public graduate re- his extensive fundraising experience and was professor of geosciences, director of search universities,” Smith said. “Now, it is his superlative administrative skills are an the Earth System Science Center, director well-positioned to vault to the next level, excellent fit for Florida State.” of the EMS Environment Institute, and and the Board of Trustees is extremely Barron earned a bachelor’s degree in Please see BARRON, 12 For the third year in a row, the American Academy of Family Physicians has ranked SPREAD The Florida State University’s College of Medicine among the top five schools in the theWORD United States for percentage of graduates choosing to specialize in family medicine. Are you making any one of these 7 mistakes? A personal note from John Curry... 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PAS is a member FINRA, SIPC. 2 • January 4 - 24, 2010 • STATE Conference will examine connection State between art, design and social justice Vol. 44 • No. 9 An international gathering of artists, design- Museum of Fine Arts in January. unicomm.fsu.edu/pages/State.html ers, teachers and social justice advocates from at Both events will be jointly hosted by the Editor in Chief least 11 countries and 14 states will converge on university’s departments of Art Education and Jeffery Seay The Florida State University for the 4th Annual Interior Design, within the College of Visual Writers Art and Design for Social Justice Symposium, Arts, Theatre and Dance, and by the university’s Jill Elish Jan. 15-18. The symposium is designed to gener- Museum of Fine Arts. Libby Fairhurst Barry Ray ate synergy, spawn collaborative projects among “The symposium focuses on how art, design Bayard Stern participants, and create new scholarly initiatives and arts education can be utilized to address so- Director of by examining the roles that art and design play cial justice issues that confront individuals and News and Public Affairs Browning Brooks in the telling of a broader social narrative, ac- their communities locally, regionally, nationally cording to Florida State interior design Profes- and internationally,” Waxman said. Assistant V.P. and Director of University Communications sor Lisa Waxman. The symposium and exhibition celebrate Franklin D. Murphy What’s more, the symposium will coincide years of international cooperation focusing on Vice President for with the 15th anniversary of the Kids’ Guernica constructing world peace through a locally spe- University Relations and Advancement Peace Mural Project, an international effort that cific, globally envisioned peace project, accord- Lee Hinkle allows children to paint peace-themed murals ing to Florida State art education Professor Tom President of on canvases measuring 3.5 meters x 7.8 meters, Anderson, one of the founders of the Kids’ The Florida State University T.K. Wetherell the size of Picasso’s “Guernica.” A dozen can- Guernica Peace Mural Project. Board of Trustees vas murals — representative of the hundreds For more information or to register for the Chairman of murals that have been completed by children symposium, please go to www.socialjustice- Jim Smith Vice Chairman around the world — will be on display in the symposium.fsu.edu. Harold Knowles Derrick Brooks International Programs Susie Busch-Transou Emily Fleming Duda David Ford Faculty can apply to teach abroad in 2011, 2012 Manny Garcia William “Andy” Haggard Florida State University International Pro- of the day-to-day program operation overseas, Robert J. Jakubik grams will be accepting applications until Sun- James E. Kinsey Jr. which can include academic advising, student Richard McFarlain day, Jan. 31, from faculty members who would disciplinary processes and emergency response. Leslie Pantin Jr. Eric C. Walker like to teach abroad for summer 2011, fall 2011 Faculty members will teach courses listed and spring 2012. in the current FSU General Bulletin and are The deadline for the Jan. 25 - Feb. 14, 2010, issue is International Programs is soliciting applica- expected to guide and oversee any directed in- 4:30 p.m.